I need to blog

It's been entirely too long since I wrote my last blog. For someone who always has something to say I've been pretty quiet. To be perfectly honest I've been completely overwhelmed. About 4 blogs ago I proudly announced that I was about to be footloose and fancy free since my classes were over. If only that were the case! It seems like I haven't stopped running since classes ended.

I'm trying to transfer my MBA program to UTC in the fall and that has created a whole new list of tasks including financial aid, getting old syllabi (is that the proper plural of syllabus?) buying books and registering. My FSU classes were good and I learned a lot, including the fact that I hate online classes. I'm looking forward to having an actual teacher and actual classmates with whom I can compare notes and grades and possibly complaints about the real live teacher I'm so excited about. Of course in a month I may be writing a blog entitled, I hate commuting to Chattanooga, but I think I can handle 2 nights a week. I'm also looking forward to having a chance to catch up with my Chattanooga friends since now I never leave Cleveland on a week night.

This is the first season I've truly experience holiday stress. I have enjoyed my Christmas season so far but I don't know that I've had less than 10 things on my to do list at any given moment.

I watched a lot of the Auto makers hearings and couldn't figure out how a President (or President elect) who doesn't believe in trickle down economics (as evidenced by an emphasis on tax cuts for the middle and lower class and an increase in capital gains tax) would also support a bail-out for the Auto Makers who are quite obviously at the top of the economy. If this money won't trickle down then what the heck are we doing? In the interest of remaining "fair and balanced" I also don't understand conservatives who continuously threw around "socialist" like a dirty word during the election supported this bailout. Giving a failing company millions of dollars of tax payer money definitely isn't capitalism. I understand that something needed to be done but I just wish people who so passionately take sides would at least stick to the sides they choose.

I finished my Christmas shopping. I'm not going to lie, I think I did really well at least as far as my immediate family is concerned. I'm excited. I'll definitely take some pictures and share my success (or failure) with you come Christmas morning.

A couple of weeks ago I was so embarrassingly excited to get a new phone (The Blackberry Storm which I have fallen in love with). I went over to the COG headquarters to pick it up (I'm on a corporate plan so I had to pick it up there) and as I'm floating out of the office with my prized possession in hand a lady runs up to me and asks me if I drive a grey Jetta. I hesitantly answered yes as she proceeded to apologize. I had to laugh...I think she thought I was weirdly calm about the fact that she backed into my car and dented my wheel well. I just couldn't get over the perfect timing of it all. I was more annoyed that I had something to add to my to do list than anything else...

Are my blogs too long?..I probably could have divided this into a weeks worth and not have to worry about being a consistent blogger anymore.